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Dang! And here's me hoping my original JU06 module would be worth serious $$$$ in a few years...
I'd rather say it will be unsaleable in a few weeks...
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Semi weighted keys with aftertouch, nice. But weight, size and price are hefty.
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In my case it was an explosion. A loud hiss sound like white noise at max volume. Fortunately, it only appeared at my home. I am gigging professionally and that loud hiss would be disastrous on the concerts I play.
In the automotive industry a serious problem like this would cause a recall of the affected products...
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The rep closed out my ticket even though I responded it was still happening, so I think I will open another ticket and point him to this thread so he/she can see what a travesty this is.
Here is an email Jean of Kurzweil support sent me back then. Perhaps this helps you to keep the ticket open this time. The Kurzweil guys really should be AWARE of the Artis 7 loud hiss problem ("loud hiss" might not be the right word for it, it's more like a loud explosion!) and they should be able to offer you proper support and solution. In my case the communication was a mess. It went on and on between Kurzweil support, Kurzweil headquarter, the distributor in Europe and the service technician...
Good luck!
Thomas
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Here is a PM which hipogrito sent me back in the day
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George Duke's Stratus solo on the Mini Moog (from minute 1:45)
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Also check out the original Stratus studio recording on Billy Cobham's Spectrum disc.
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....it started intermittently making this horrible digital-distortion noise, which would just come on suddenly and LOUD. The first time it happened, I was setting up my rig to play a coffee house/restaurant that has a nice listening clientele. We were using the house PA. I had set everything up, then suddenly, KSSHSHHHSHSHHSHSHSH!! Hugely loud static noise deafens everyone in the joint.
This is a common and a well known problem of the Artis 7 series. I experienced the very same thing with my first Artis 7. I returned it and got another one which didn't show this weird behavior. It has something to do with a faulty grounding of the audio input. It's a pain to see a couple of years later that Kurzweil still doesn't seem to have fixed this.... they don't seem to care much for Artis/ Artis7 owners. There were also a couple of OS flaws in the Artis series which could have been easily fixed with an update. But nothing ever happened.
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I doubt it very much - the picture at the top of this thread shows it having a USB-B port. Wouldn't it need a USB-A port to be a host? The specs say "works with macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android."
I doubt that the cubit go is a USB host. But this one is:
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I really don't see the point. What sounds and music can't you make with this that you can't make on anything else?
And I also really don't like Behringer, especially since they tried to sue Dave Smith, who is a hero. Friends don't let friends support a company like that.
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In my view companies like Behringer are killing jobs and ingenuity. Their strategy is as simple as despicable: steal ideas, squeeze them dry and make a ton of money.
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I think my KC-150 could survive an apocalypse.
Would it also survive a chainsaw?
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AP Pianoteq 6
EP Scarbee
Organ VB3-II
Synth Arturia mini, Sonic Projects OP-X Pro
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OP was kind enough to share his samples with everyone. Haven"t installed it yet, but definitely on my to-do list.
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I am interested in these samples. A link to the other forum you mentioned or a contact to the guy who shares them would be greatly appreciated.
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Recently I bought a dysfunctioning Poly 800 for 100 bucks. Thorough cleaning and soldering in a new battery brought it back to live. Now it's as good as new. I had forgotten how good this cheapo piece of an eighties analog synth can sound.
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After I tried the Avenger demo I finally bought it. Badass virtual synth. Get the free demo and try yourself. Couldn't say it better than what Greg Wells says about it:
To me it was the discovery of the year. Never heard about this synth before. And no, I am not related to Vengeance.
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I just came across this:
The Avenger VSTi seems to be an amazing piece of software gear for re-creating vintage synth sounds. Any users around here?
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And to make my choice more difficult now I'm reading a few pages back WWW saying that the new lighter version doesn't sound good at all. I didn't even know about this lite version (but looks like it's the one I would get if I ordered it now).
Some of us werent sold on the original SSv3. The idea of having to lug a second sub to fill in the low end of a one box solution is an oxymoron imo. Then again, many swear its the Bs knees.
The Motion Sound stuff (and similar) are highly directional. You get sound where you point it.
I did not experience that with the KP500S. It's less directional than stage monitors or active speakers which I am using from time to time. Maybe this is due to the V-shape of it's front panel.
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Actually, there are a distributor, (still) in the Euro zone
And I should have to wait if I want to get the KP-500S. It costs twice what the SSV3 costs.
And it sounds twice as good at least. It also has four times as many inputs. And it is half as difficult to find the best position for it.
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Its a wrong idea that the FA tone wheel organ would tally with the VR09 if a drawbar controller is added. The VR09 mcludes a complete clonewheel while the FAs tonewheel organ is very rudimentary. Just adding drawbars does not change that too much. I owned both for a while and sold the FA.
BTW the Oceanbeach drawbar editor has a Roland Integra or Jupiter preset which works perfectly with the FA.
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To all you 76ers, is it the length or is it the weight of the keyboard that bothers you? With the ridiculously low weight, Id expect you could put up with the extra length, which might be part of Kurzweils calculus.
I hate playing any sound but AP/EP with a typical 88keys hammeraction, organ in particular. To me the Nord Stage/Electro hammerkeys for example are awful in this regard. Then again there are very few half weighted 76key actions which are tolerable for AP/EP playing. To me the Artis 7 with lighter springs was one of them. The TP40 in the Forte 7 is a bearable compromise too (conversely).
Not so sure about the Medeli from this point of view. I didn't like it when I had the SP6 for testing. Well, it's only me...
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The Forte7, with it's 76 note fully weighted action has been a huge seller - they're constantly sold out.
Interesting. And after this lesson Kurzweil launches the PC4 with 88 keys only? Just wondering why so many manufacturers still refuse to supply the demand for smaller 61/76 boards.
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I would go for the VR730. The Organ and Leslie needs some tweaking but sounds great then. And it has a fully equipped VA synth plus very usable classic keys sounds like AP, EP, Clav strings and so on. Great lightweighted keybed too. The VR730 keybed makes a whole world of difference compared to the VR09 which I own and love despite it's mediocre keybed.
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Two Stereoping Controllers, one for my Matrix 1000 and another one for my Roland JX8P.
https://www.stereoping.com/synth-controller/?lang=en
https://retrogearshop.com/collections/stereoping
Works like a charm with both of my vintage synths and breathed new and previously unimagined life to my two old synth treasures! Highly recommended!
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The organ has a "VOCE" endblock, yet this organ has a joystick and looks like a Korg. Anyway his sound is very funky and cuts thru. Does anyone know which organ instrument it is?
This looks like a Korg Poly 61 and it sounds like a Voce module. I saw Brian Auger live about a year ago when he played a Viscount Legend. He sounds great with any keyboard.
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30+ years old Roland JX8P in sound condition. Great analogue synth for cheap. Extremely underrated!
New Roland Fantom
in The Keyboard Corner
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